성새

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 城塞.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰɛ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)새/성(ː)세]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongsae
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngsae
Yale Romanization?	sēngsay

Noun

성새 • (seongsae) (hanja 城塞)

1. citadel; fortress; stronghold